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Phys.org / New analysis reconstructs the dawn of dinosaurs and other reptiles

About 252 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period, a large proportion of species on Earth rapidly became extinct. After this mass extinction, many groups of organisms began to recover, while reptiles known as ...

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / Fighting poverty today may build concern for the people of tomorrow

Does helping people struggling to survive today make any difference for future generations? New research from the University of Utah has documented evidence that it does. Rather than viewing present-day poverty and long-term ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early blood protein clues could identify children at risk of cardiometabolic disease

Researchers at Vanderbilt Health, UTHealth Houston and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified early signs of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease (CKMD) in children as young as 8 years old that ...

Sep 13, 2026
Phys.org / Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks

For more than a century, pharmaceutical companies have relied on flat structures called aromatic rings, which can help drugs bind to target sites in the body. They include benzene rings and other flat, nitrogen-containing ...

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / What are we dying from?

Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Starfish program creates new jobs

In a win for people and the environment, new economic modeling from James Cook University researchers reveals that a $5 million investment to control crown-of-thorns (CoTS) starfish numbers in the Cairns region created 61 ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Primary school reading problems predict later reading anxiety, long-term study suggests

Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read:

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / New analysis points to low overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening

When women take part in breast cancer screening, they are informed that screening may detect cancers that would never have caused symptoms or problems during their lifetime. This is known as overdiagnosis.

Sep 13, 2026
Phys.org / Algorithm opt-outs may curb manosphere reach, but not misogyny driving it

The federal government recently announced a suite of new laws designed to address harmful content on digital platforms.

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Inspiration alone won't solve Australia's teacher shortage, study reveals

A $10 million Australian government campaign celebrating inspirational teachers risked overlooking the workplace conditions driving educators from the profession, according to new research led by Curtin University published ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?

Every month, around 2.7 million Australians have a statin dispensed to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke. Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, the collective term for conditions involving the heart ...

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Who should own the knowledge that underpins AI technology?

Russian mathematician Yurii Nesterov was recently awarded the Gauss Prize for outstanding mathematical contributions and his "groundbreaking work" on optimization. The award cited his work on gradient descent methods—and ...

Sep 14, 2026